GRE Word List
ENGULF
to flow over and enclose : overwhelm
The meaning of the word engulf is to flow over and enclose : overwhelm.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| duration | continuance in time |
| graduated | marked with divisions indicating degrees or units of measurement |
| prescience | foreknowledge of events: |
| inverse | opposite in order, nature, or effect |
| metamorphosis | change of physical form, structure, or substance especially by supernatural means |
| scaffold | a temporary or movable platform for workers (such as bricklayers, painters, or miners) to stand or sit on when working at a height above the floor or ground |
| communal | of or relating to one or more communes |
| alimony | an allowance made to one spouse by the other for support pending or after legal separation or divorce |
| adroit | having or showing skill, cleverness, or resourcefulness in handling situations |
| patriarch | one of the scriptural fathers of the human race or of the Hebrew people |